NTR vs SSL vs ICL Stock Comparison

Nutrien, Sasol and Icl Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$69.73 -7.2% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$33.25B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
2 wins
SSL Sasol Ltd
$18.02 +26.2% 1M +177.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.02B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins
ICL ICL Group Ltd.
$4.76 -10.5% 1M -27.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.22B
P/E
9.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.71B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Icl leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Icl 4, Sasol 3, Nutrien 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTRSSLICLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.25B $11.02B $6.22B NTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 15.8x 9.0x ICL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 5.5x 11.9x SSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% — +10.9% ICL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.9% — 9.0% ICL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.6% +177.7% -27.1% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr +0.3%/yr -10.6%/yr SSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 53.9% 39.0% NTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 — 83/100 ICL

Percentile Scorecard

NTRSSLICL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisNTRSSLICL
Valuation 90 #10 of 94 93 #8 of 99 99 #2 of 94
Growth 58 #39 of 92 – 48 #48 of 92
Profitability 76 #22 of 89 – 83 #16 of 89
Financial Health 80 #20 of 97 52 #50 of 102 –
Shareholder Returns 36 #45 of 70 – 100 #1 of 70
Overall 68 – 83
  • NTR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • ICL ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNTRSSLICLSPY
1 month -7.2%+26.2%-10.5% -1.0%
3 months +2.4%+52.2%-9.8% +2.9%
6 months -2.6%+40.0%-8.1% +6.4%
Year to date +13.0%+176.8%-16.6% +11.4%
1 year +20.6%+177.7%-27.1% +13.1%
3 years +22.9%+37.3%-3.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.1%+11.2%-1.3% +21.5%
5 years -0.5%+1.8%-42.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.1%+0.3%-10.6% +10.9%
10 years —-36.6%+28.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year —-4.5%+2.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNTRSSLICLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%53.9%39.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%55.6%44.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.23-0.760.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.623.29-0.70 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-89.4%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.9%0.0%-30.2% -2.5%
52-week high $83.94$18.02$6.82 $779.14
52-week low $53.64$6.00$4.70 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleNTRSSLICL
P/E now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 21.5x 15.8xmedian 13.1x 8.9xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 2.0x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 12.4x —median 5.7x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 15.5x 3.7xmedian 11.1x 5.2xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.5x —median 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.17median 1.70 —median 2.24 -0.54median 1.70

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsNTRSSLICL
Revenue $28.21B – $7.71B
Gross profit $8.75B – $2.36B
Operating income $5.49B – $715.00M
Net income $5.57B – $654.00M
Free cash flow $6.28B – $1.19B
EPS (diluted) $4.59 – $0.54
Cash & equivalents $921.00M $2.64B $496.00M
Total debt $11.39B $6.66B –
Shares (diluted) 486.52M 642.00M 1.29B
Enterprise value $30.08B -$37.93M $2.92B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricNTRSSLICL
P/E 15.2x 15.8x 8.9x
P/FCF 5.4x 3.7x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x – –
P/S 1.2x 0.7x 0.8x
P/B 1.3x 1.1x –
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.1x –
EV/EBITDA 5.6x – –
EV/EBIT 8.0x – 7.9x
EV/Revenue 1.6x – 0.7x
EV/FCF 7.0x – 4.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.17 – -0.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTRSSLICL
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% – 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.6% – 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.5% – 5.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.0% – 5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 140.9% – -1.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.1% – -20.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 77.9% – -1.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% – -18.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.8% – 88.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.0% – -16.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.8% – -17.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.9% – -8.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTRSSLICL
Gross margin 31.0% – 30.6%
EBITDA margin 28.0% – –
Operating margin 19.5% – 9.3%
Pretax margin 13.7% – 9.9%
Net margin 7.9% – 9.0%
FCF margin 22.3% – 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% – –
Return on equity 9.4% – –
Return on assets 4.5% – –
Return on invested capital 11.8% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.5x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTRSSLICL
Debt / assets 21.3% 30.1% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – –
Debt / FCF 1.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 53.3% –
Equity / assets 48.4% 46.7% –
Interest coverage 7.8x – –
Current ratio – 1.8x –
Quick ratio – 1.2x –
Cash ratio – 0.6x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTRSSLICL
Dividend yield 3.2% – 13.2%
Net buyback yield -1.6% – –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 0.0% 13.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusNTRSSLICL
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 5.5xFY2027 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.99FY2026 $3.26FY2027 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +37.0%FY2027 +11.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.0% -24.5% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.81BFY2026 $16.57BFY2027 $7.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 -2.0%FY2027 +4.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.6% +7.3% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTRSSLICL
Held by institutions 63.7% 4.7% 13.7%
Institutions holding 727 174 221
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% -7.6% -13.5%
Institutions buying 367 111 140
Institutions selling 236 45 56
Buyers to sellers 1.56 2.47 2.50

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

NTRSSLICL
NTR 1.00 0.44 0.17
SSL 0.44 1.00 0.04
ICL 0.17 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTR, SSL and ICL?

Nutrien (NTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nutrien (NTR) $33.25B, Sasol (SSL) $11.02B, Icl (ICL) $6.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTR, SSL and ICL?

Icl (ICL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nutrien (NTR) 14.9x, Sasol (SSL) 15.8x, Icl (ICL) 9.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Nutrien (NTR) 14.0x, Sasol (SSL) 5.5x, Icl (ICL) 11.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Icl (ICL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nutrien (NTR) +8.6%, Icl (ICL) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Icl (ICL) has the highest net margin (Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%, Icl (ICL) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Nutrien (NTR) +20.6%, Sasol (SSL) +177.7%, Icl (ICL) -27.1%. Over five years, Sasol (SSL) compounded fastest (Nutrien (NTR) -0.1%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.3%/yr, Icl (ICL) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nutrien (NTR) has been the steadiest (Nutrien (NTR) 33.0%, Sasol (SSL) 53.9%, Icl (ICL) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTR, SSL and ICL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Icl (ICL) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.